Herbal Courses
UNIT GUIDE
Unit Title and Code : External Herbal Preparations
Unit Duration : 20 hours in class study, assignments and home study.
Core or Elective Unit: Core Unit
Pre-requisites : - Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, HM01, HM02, HM04, HM05, HM06, HM07, HM08, Diagnostic skills
Mode of Delivery External studies delivered with a combination of texts, workbooks, written assignments and an online final written assessment
Unit Objectives The objectives of this unit is to provide an understanding of the principles and processes required in the formulation of internal manufacturing herbal preparations. Practical applications are to be undertaken to make a variety of internal herbal preparations.
Course Content:
- To have an understanding of legal implications required in the manufacturing of herbal preparations
- To have an understanding as to the materials and equipment required for internal herbal preparations
- To understand the terminology used in herbal preparations
- To have an understanding of the weights and measures used in manufacturing
- To prepare and make Infused Herbal Oils
- To have an understanding of emulsions and emulsifiers
- To create and formulate creams, lotions and ointments
Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcome 1 To understand the legal implications of herbal preparation and choice of herbal preparation |
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Learning Outcome 2 To highlight the materials and equipment required in internal herbal preparations |
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Learning Outcome 3 Introduction to herbal manufacturing terminology |
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Learning Outcome 4 To have an understanding of the weights and measures used in manufacturing |
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Learning Outcome 5 To create and formulate herbal infused oils, liniments, herb baths and scrubs |
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Learning Outcome 6 To understand emulsions and creams |
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Learning Outcome 7 To understand how to formulate and make lotions |
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Learning Outcome 8 To understand how to formulate and make ointments |
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Learning Outcome 9 To understand how to formulate and make poultices and compresses |
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Lecture Plan:
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Lecture |
Lecture Content |
Recommended Reading |
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Introduction to manufacturing and legal requirements |
Herbal manufacturing Adams & Tan |
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Materials and equipment required. Herb baths |
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Manufacturing terminology, volumes and weights, bug repellents |
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Infused oils, liniments and scrubs |
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Emulsions and creams |
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Making lotions |
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Making ointments |
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Making poultices, plasters and compresses |
Herbal manufacturing Adams & Tan |
Resources and Texts
Recommended Texts for this unit:
Adams, J & Tan, E. 1999 – Herbal manufacturing. How to make medicines from plants. Northern Melbourne institute of TAFE printers, Preston. ISBN 0 9577454 00
Green J. 2000 – The Herbal Medicine-Makers Handbook, A home manual. The Crossing Press, California USA
Relevant texts or journals, paper based material or DVD s.
Britton J. & Kircher T. – 1998 – The Complete Book of Home Herbal Remedies. New Burlington Books. London, UK
Chevellier A. 2001 – Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants . Dorling Kindersley
Fisher C. & Painter G. – 1996 – Materia Medica of Western Herbs for the Southern Hemisphere
Hedley C. & Shaw N. – 1996 – Herbal Remedies. Parragon Books, UK
Hoffman D.– The Holistic Herbal– Element Press
Mills S. & Bone K. – 2000- Principles and practice of Phytotherapy – Churchill Livingstone
Purchon N. & Clary D.J. – 1990 – Herbcraft. Hodder and Stoughton, Sydney. Australia
Shippard I. 2003 – How can I use herbs in my daily life? David Stewart
Wardwell J.A. – 1998 – The Herbal Home Remedy Book. Story Publishing, Vermont, USA
The Energetics of Western Herbs by Peter Holmes (1997).
A key to Galen’s Method of Physic” (Culpeper, 1990, 376
Weiss and Weiss, 1992, 35
Dr H.C.A. Vogel – The Nature Doctor – Bookman Press 1995
S. Mills and K. Bone – Principles and practice of Phytotherapy,2000 Churchill Livingstone
Hoffman D. CD Rom The Herbalist. 2000
http;//niam.com/corp~web/mediplnt.htm
Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99. CD Rom
S. Garland, The Complete Book of Herbs and Spices. 1979.
http://www.health.gov.au/tga/
